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Event Planning Has Risen in the Ranks of Most Stressful Jobs

Velvet Chainsaw

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent (or more) lower than 2019. Annual conference budgets are usually finalized 12-plus months prior to the event.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.19.21

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Associations are needed more than ever to use their capacity to step into the void of leadership and we will have practical suggestions on how you can motivate yourselves, your members and their workforces to push the needle on the adaptation we need now. The Future of Academic Meetings: Event Planning with a Purpose.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.29.21

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They address why leadership may want employees to return to the office and describe some benefits associations reap from remote/hybrid work. Learn how modern data analytics augments member engagement scoring and offers insights across the membership spectrum, and get a look at three newly-developed engagement examples for 2022.

Revenue 195
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.21.22

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Learn how the community career path is changing in 2022: a change in the structure of the community professional role, an evolution of the community team’s place in an organization, and the rise of the CCO, the Chief Community Officer. Lessons from the Experts for 2022. The 2022 Leadership Shift. Host: Vanilla.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.25.22

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Discuss how Parker’s book helps us rethink parties, events, and even workplace meetings. Host: Abby Mund, AM Planning. What to Expect from Event Contracts in 2022. Many societies are currently focusing on DEI initiatives with their membership, leadership, and their staff. Mastering Immersive Experiences (MIX) 2022.

Revenue 195
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Association Brain Food: 4.14.23

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Tanner Kohler, Nielsen Norman Group ) Even in the metaverse, women remain locked out of leadership roles, although they spend more time and spearhead more initiatives there. Elizabeth Grace Saunders, Harvard Business Review ) Good eats Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. What’s Ahead for Event Tech?

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Association Brain Food: 2.2.24

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They start with the benefits of a well-crafted print magazine, just in case you have to make a case to your leadership team. In 2022, SHRM paid $221k to settle a disability discrimination suit. They explain how to develop a content strategy, know when it’s time for a redesign, decrease costs and increase revenue. Generation Z.